"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has been kidnapped.”
The palace maid who had just shouted ran in and shouted again with a trembling voice.
Hua Daochang calmed down. He thought about how he was pretending to be Zhu Houzhao, so he stood up and said,"Zhen will go take a look."
With that, he took the Nine Dragon Cup and slipped away.
As soon as he left the palace, he could not help but look up at the sky to the east of the Imperial Palace.
Thick smoke billowed, and the flames burned half the sky red.
"That's…the direction of Saint Origin Pavilion.”
Hua Daochang couldn't remain calm anymore.
There were all kinds of Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian classics in the Saint Origin Pavilion, as well as a large number of martial arts manuals. If someone robbed it, its value would definitely exceed the Nine Dragon Cup.
When he first came to the capital, Hua Daochang had also thought about Saint Origin Pavilion.
However, after finding out that the Saint Origin Pavilion was very close to the Jinyiwei's North Garrison, and that the Saint Origin Pavilion was densely covered with mechanisms, it seemed that there were also experts hidden in it…He gave up on the Saint Origin Pavilion and turned his attention to the Nine Dragon Cup.
"The one who blew up Saint Origin Pavilion should be the Nether Fire Monk. That demon monk loves to play with fire.”
"Duan Yun kidnapped the Empress Dowager, so he's determined to send you and the Demon Monk to Six Fan School.”
Hua Daochang's face darkened and he left Ming De Hall without saying a word.
Next.
The palace would definitely be in chaos.
He had to leave as soon as possible.
"Hua Daochang."
Suddenly, a cold voice sounded.
Hua Daochang's expression changed. He looked up and saw a young man in black walking toward him with a long saber.
Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa, Earth No. 1 secret agent, Guihai Yidao.
On the other side.
On top of a palace, the white-robed Duan Yun looked in the direction of the fire in Saint Origin Pavilion and frowned.
"Netherworld Fire Monk has ulterior motives. Even if he wanted to steal the martial arts secret manual, there was no need to blow up the entire Saint Origin Pavilion.”
The white-robed Duan Yun thought to himself.
This time.
His original plan was to steal a blank imperial edict with the imperial seal on it. But before he could start, he heard an explosion in the direction of Saint Origin Pavilion.
"The Empress Dowager has been kidnapped!"
A scream suddenly sounded in the palace.
The white-robed Duan Yun's expression changed instantly, and his face turned green.
"When did Hua Daochang become so bold?”
The white-robed Duan Yun could no longer remain calm.
If Hua Daochang had kidnapped the empress dowager, he would have won the match.
However…
This was too exaggerated.
Abduct the Empress Dowager…After that, he would definitely be hunted down by the East and West Chambers, the Embroidered Uniform Guards, the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa, the Six Fan School, and other forces!
To kidnap the Empress Dowager for a bet, this…was making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Duan Yun."
A low voice suddenly sounded.
Duan Yun was shocked. He looked down and saw a black-robed figure slowly walking over.
Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa, Tian No. 1 secret agent, Duan Tianya.
Inside the Imperial City, Saint Origin Pavilion.
Nearly a thousand Brocade Guards had surrounded the burning Saint Origin Pavilion.
Yuan Xiaozhi, the North Town Commissioner of the Brocade Guards, Ji Ying, the South Town Commissioner, and Iron Hand and Zhui Ming, the four famous hunters of Six Fan School, were all keeping a close eye on Saint Origin Pavilion.
Netherworld Fire Monk walked out of the fire in Saint Origin Pavilion with a ferocious smile on his face.
"If I were you, I would immediately go back and seal the palace.”
The Underworld Fire Monk sneered." Don't you know how to create a diversion?”
" The palace is guarded by Governor Cao of the East Chamber," Yuan Xiaozhi said coldly." Hua Daochang and Duan Yun can't escape."”
"Hehe, who said it was just the two of them?”The Underworld Fire Monk chuckled." Cao Zhengchun can't even take care of himself. When you were arresting me, the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao and the Empress Dowager…might have already been secretly kidnapped.”
Hearing this.
Yuan Xiaozhi, Ji Ying, Steel Arms, and Life Chaser all had a change in expression.
Right at this moment…
"Lord commander, Governor Cao has ordered you to immediately seal the palace. The Empress Dowager has been kidnapped!”An Embroidered Uniform Guard rushed over from the direction of the Imperial Palace and shouted.
"Not good."
Yuan Xiaozhi's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.
"Lord Yuan, Lord Ji, you go and seal the palace. Leave the Nether Fire Monk to us.”Iron Hand said in a deep voice.
"That's the only way."
Yuan Xiaozhi glared at Netherworld Fire Monk, then led a group of Brocade Guards to lock down the entire palace.
Seeing Yuan Xiaozhi, Ji Ying, and the other Embroidered Uniform Guards leave, Netherworld Fire Monk chuckled and turned around to run back to the burning Saint Origin Pavilion. He sneered," If you don't want to live, you can come in!"”
Iron Hand and Life Chaser looked at each other.
"I'll go. You guard outside." Tie Shou said and immediately rushed to Saint Origin Pavilion.
“……”
…
North of the city, Pingan Alley.
Xiao Xun walked out of his room and stood in the courtyard, looking in the direction of the Imperial City.
The fire burned the entire sky, dark red.
"Something happened."
Xiao Xun narrowed his eyes as he recalled what he had heard in the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa.
The three bandits had entered the capital, and at the same time, Princess Li Xiu of the Yun Nation and the others had ulterior motives.
"It has nothing to do with me for the time being."
Xiao Xun thought to himself. His family background was clean. After transmigrating, other than killing Chen Tianba, he did not do much else.
Thinking of Chen Tianba, Xiao Xun subconsciously looked towards the well.
Inside the wooden basin was a bloodstained prison uniform.
"Just in case, it's better to wash it clean.”
Xiao Xun was very cautious. If a thief escaped, he would definitely investigate the entire capital.
Bloodstained clothes…This was too sensitive.
…
The fire lasted until the latter half of the night. The entire Imperial City was in chaos the entire night, and shouts rose and fell.
Moreover, as time passed, chaos spread throughout the entire capital.
Early in the morning, the sky was still dark.
Three Embroidered Uniform Guards knocked on Xiao Xun's door.
"Search!"
The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards waved his hand, and the other two Embroidered Uniform Guards directly passed Xiao Xun and began to search the entire courtyard.
Xiao Xun looked at the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the lead, his eyes flashing with curiosity.
"Last night, a thief wreaked havoc in the palace." The leader of the Brocade Guards said concisely.
"Fortunately, I washed my clothes last night.”
Xiao Xun thought to himself, his face remaining silent.
Not long after.
The two Brocade Guards in charge of the search walked over.
"Are you a jailer of the imperial prison?" One of them asked. He saw the dark green prison uniform hanging in the courtyard.
"I am Xiao Xun, the prison warden of the imperial prison."”
"Hurry up and go over. The imperial prison is already overcrowded.”The leader of the Brocade Guard said and led the other two to continue searching the next house.
Xiao Xun watched as the three of them left. He turned around and returned to his room. He changed into his prison uniform and walked out with a knife hanging from his waist.
He bought six buns and a bowl of porridge from a bun shop in Pingan Lane.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he slowly walked towards the Imperial City.
Along the way.
The Brocade Guards and the Black Guards of the East Hall could be seen running around at any time.
"Looks like someone escaped last night."
Xiao Xun guessed that if all the thieves had been captured or killed, the Brocade Guard and the East Chamber would not be so strict with the capital.
When entering the Imperial City, the level of security to check one's identity was much higher than before.
Arriving near the imperial prison, Xiao Xun discovered that there were more than three times as many guards as before.
The entire Imperial City was filled with a dense silence.
When they entered the imperial prison compound through the side door, the environment became noisy.
In the imperial prison compound, there were officers, constables, Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the prisoners they had captured.
Almost every prisoner was crying out for injustice, and their expressions were mostly filled with fear.
Along the way, Xiao Xun basically heard what happened last night.
The three thieves wreaked havoc in the Imperial City, and the Empress Dowager was kidnapped!
Furthermore,
The three thieves had all successfully escaped!
"You…you…you're still alive?"
Lei Hu's lackey, Li Lei, widened his eyes when he saw Xiao Xun.
Xiao Xun narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Lei, saying indifferently,""What's wrong? Shouldn't I be alive?"
Li Lei gulped and looked at Xiao Xun with a slightly frightened expression before turning around and leaving.
"It seems like he knows that Chen Tianba faked his death and thinks that Chen Tianba should kill me.”
A cold light flashed across Xiao Xun's eyes. Li Lei, Lei Hu, and Lei Qianjue wanted him dead!
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